Table 1

Sample description and new/first consultations for asthma episodes (incidence) by ethnicity and place of birth

Ethnicity
Country of birth
Total number of patients (%)
Mean age, years (sd)
Asthma









Total consultations/1000 patient years
New/first Consultations/1000 patient years









Unadjusted
Unadjusted
Age-adjusted









Mean
Mean
Mean
95%CI

Whites
UK
393,300 (78.3)
36 (23)
35.7
27.1
26.5
26.2 to 26.8

Non-UK
12,247 (2.4)
43 (21)
29.3
19.8
24.9
23.3 to 26.4

Total
405,547 (80.7)
37 (23)
35.5
26.9
26.4
26.4 to 26.4
South Asians
UK
2,187 (0.4)
12 (11)
54.5
46.3
34.7
26.0 to 43.5

Non-UK
3,501 (0.7)
38 (16)
27.6
24.6
23.7
20.2 to 27.3

Total
5,688 (1.1)
28 (19)
37.9
32.9
30.4
30.3 to 30.5
Afro-Caribbeans
UK
1,428 (0.3)
19 (15)
61.2
52.3
39.2
31.5 to 46.8

Non-UK
1,080 (0.2)
40 (16)
28.0
22.0
20.4
14.2 to 26.5

Total
2,508 (0.5)
28 (19)
47.0
39.3
35.1
34.9 to 35.3
Others
UK
932 (0.2)
13 (13)
73.0
38.2
30.9
18.6 to 43.1

Non-UK
853 (0.2)
32 (16)
27.8
27.8
30.3
23.2 to 37.4

Total
1,785 (0.4)
22 (18)
51.9
33.4
27.8
27.7 to 28.0
Missing
86,954 (17.3)
36 (21)
16.4
11.8
13.4
12.9 to 13.8
Total
502,482 (100)
36 (23)
35.7
23.7
24.8
24.3 to 25.2

Netuveli et al. Respiratory Research 2005 6:120   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-6-120